time difference; time-zone difference; difference in timing
Most often used for the difference in clock time between places or time zones, but also appears in compounds for staggered timing, such as 時差出勤.
I checked the time difference before traveling abroad.
How many hours is the time difference between Japan and that country?
I avoid the morning crowds by working staggered hours.
There is a nine-hour time difference between Japan and London.
I calculated the time difference before making the call.
A week after the trip, I finally got used to the time difference.
There is a fourteen-hour time difference with New York.
staggered work hours; flexible commuting time
fixed-time traffic lights